The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 1931
Waxing Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 101
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 86.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.18° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.27° / -2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.10° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.